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Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Dec. 4 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $240M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Dec. 4 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $240M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Dec. 4 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $240M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, Dec. 4 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $240 million with a $113.6 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 01-23-25-28-61 with a Powerball of 13 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 mill…

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by Zak Failla
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BFF Neighbors' 42-Foot Santa Has Become Long Island Inflatable Icon BFF Neighbors' 42-Foot Santa Has Become Long Island Inflatable Icon
BFF Neighbors' 42-Foot Santa Has Become Long Island Inflatable Icon Two Long Island neighbors have brought holiday spirit to their street with a 42-foot inflatable Santa Claus, now a viral sensation and a symbol of their growing friendship. Jacklyn Proscia and Christina Stergiopoulos, who share a front lawn on Florgate Road in Farmingdale, have been close since Proscia moved in six years ago. The two families are known for their joint Halloween displays, but this year, Stergiopoulos' husband George had an idea to take Christmas decorating to new heights—literally. “He texted us saying, ‘We’re thinking about getting this 42-foot Santa. What do you think?’” P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Dec. 3 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $541M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Dec. 3 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $541M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Dec. 3 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $541M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Tuesday, Dec. 3 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $541 million with a $258.4 million cash option. The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing are: 52-60-61-66-67 with a Mega Ball of 23 and a Megaplier of 4X If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6.  MegaMillions Lottery players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning a Mega Millions jackpot by matching all five balls plus the gold Mega Ball, according to o…

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by Zak Failla
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$50K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Suffolk County Business $50K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Suffolk County Business
$50K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Suffolk County Business Might this lucky ticket be yours? A winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a business on Long Island. The third prize-winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Bay Shore, at the Om Sai Ram Ji located at 184 Howells Road, for the drawing held Monday, Dec. 2, according to New York Lottery. Monday's winning Powerball numbers are 3-9-26-61-67 and the Powerball is 13. Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery website.

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by Michael Mashburn
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Look For Long Island Screenwriter Competing On Jeopardy! Look For Long Island Screenwriter Competing On Jeopardy!
Look For Long Island Screenwriter Competing On Jeopardy! Clue: This multifaceted screenwriter, director, and restaurateur from Long Island will appear on the most popular quiz show in television history. If you answered “Who is Stevie Ruiz?” you’d be correct. The Montauk resident will compete on an episode of Jeopardy! set to air Tuesday evening, Dec. 3. Ruiz boasts an impressive resume that includes writing his first feature film when he was 16, according to his LinkedIn profile. He has also acted in plays and short films. A graduate of Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute, where he obtained a master of fine arts in writing, Ruiz more recently wrote br…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Accounts For 8 Of NY's Top 10 Richest Locales, These Rankings Say Long Island Accounts For 8 Of NY's Top 10 Richest Locales, These Rankings Say
Long Island Accounts For 8 Of NY's Top 10 Richest Locales, These Rankings Say One county accounts for 70 percent of the Top 10 richest municipalities in New York. Nassau County has seven of the top 10. Coupled with a Suffolk County village in the Hamptons, Long Island locales make up eight of the state's richest 10. According to data from New York Demographics, the top 10 wealthiest municipalities, based on average household income, are: Brookville, Nassau County; Population: 2,947; Average Household Income: $617,235 Tuxedo Park, Orange County; Population: 624; Average Household Income: $600,705 Scarsdale, Westchester County; Population: 17…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Winning Numbers For Monday, Dec. 2 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $224M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Monday, Dec. 2 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $224M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Monday, Dec. 2 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $224M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, Dec. 2 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $224 million with a $106 million cash option after a player in Georgia recently won the jackpot and reset the prize pool.  If no winner claims the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 03--09-26-61-67 with a Powerball of 13 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus …

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by Zak Failla
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Jackpot Joy: $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Jackpot Joy: $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Convenience Store
Jackpot Joy: $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Might this lucky ticket be yours? A winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a convenience store on Long Island. The third prize-winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Bethpage, at the 7-Eleven located at 497 Stewart Avenue, for the drawing held Saturday, Nov. 30, according to New York Lottery. Saturday’s winning Powerball numbers are 4-24-29-39-63 and the Powerball is 25. Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery website.

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by Michael Mashburn
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Big Change Set For Christmas TV Classic 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' This Week Big Change Set For Christmas TV Classic 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' This Week
Big Change Set For Christmas TV Classic 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' This Week The iconic Christmas TV classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" will return to its originating network for the first time in a half-century after its debut 60 years ago. On Dec. 6, 1964, the Rankin-Bass Animated Entertainment hour-long claymation special debuted on NBC. But after a 10-year run, CBS acquired rights. Now, NBC has reacquired the rights, and will broadcast the nostalgic show exactly 60 years after its initial airing -- at 8 p.m. Eastern time this Friday, Dec. 6. The show is narrated by Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman. The storyline begins when Donner, the lead reindeer fo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Look Who's Back: New York's Chevy Chase To Star In New Holiday Movie Look Who's Back: New York's Chevy Chase To Star In New Holiday Movie
Look Who's Back: New York's Chevy Chase To Star In New Holiday Movie If you celebrate the holiday season by rewatching "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," be on the lookout for a new film set to reunite Hudson Valley native and longtime Northern Westchester resident Chevy Chase and his former co-star Randy Quaid.  The 81-year-old Chase, who lives in Bedford with his wife, Jayni, makes an appearance in "The Christmas Letter," which was released on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and is the first movie to feature the Saturday Night Live alum and Quaid in almost 30 years.  The film, directed by Tori Hunter, tells the story of unemployed copywriter Joe Michaels…

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by Ben Crnic
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Winning Numbers For Friday, Nov. 29 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $514M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Friday, Nov. 29 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $514M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Friday, Nov. 29 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $514M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Friday, Nov. 29 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $514 million with a $244.7 million cash option. The winning numbers were 03-29-34-37-38 with a Mega Ball of 17 and a Megaplier of 2X. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Lottery players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning a Mega Millions jackpot by matching all five balls plus the gold Mega Ball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 million to $2.&n…

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by Zak Failla
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LI Native Lindsay Lohan Reacts To Vikings Players Doing Her Iconic 'Parent Trap' Handshake LI Native Lindsay Lohan Reacts To Vikings Players Doing Her Iconic 'Parent Trap' Handshake
LI Native Lindsay Lohan Reacts To Vikings Players Doing Her Iconic 'Parent Trap' Handshake Lindsay Lohan has officially weighed in on a viral NFL moment that paid homage to one of her most popular movies. Appearing on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” the 38-year-old actress reacted to Minnesota Vikings players Camryn Bynum and Josh Metellus performing the iconic handshake from her 1998 hit, “The Parent Trap.” The footballers acted out the intricate moves – a secret handshake between Lohan’s character Annie and her butler – after intercepting a pass from Aaron Rodgers against the New York Jets on Sunday, Oct. 6. “They did your handshake from ‘The Parent Trap,’” Fa…

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by Michael Mashburn